Most popular Sno-Isle, Everett library books

Dr. Seuss reigns supreme. “Green Eggs and Ham” was the most popular book checked out from Sno-Isle Libraries in 2011 more than 50 years after Theodor Seuss Geisel first published the classic and more than 20 years after his death. The most popular books checked out at both Sno-Isle and Everett Public libraries definitely tilt toward children’s books. And even in the list of titles for adults, fiction rules. To mark the arrival of the summer reading season, here are some lists and a look at how much those libraries spend on books, magazines and other materials.

Top library books of 2011

All print books

Sno-Isle Libraries

Author

Check-outs

1. Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss

787

2. Go, Dog, Go!

Philip Eastman

772

3. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Steig Larsson

769

4. Toys

James Patterson

754

5. The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss

746

6. The Confession

John Grisham

737

7. Smokin’ Seventeen

Janet Evanovich

690

8. Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins

688

9. Tick Tock

James Patterson

675

10. Are You My Mother?

Philip Eastman

660

Everett Public Library

Author

Check-outs

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

Jeff Kinney

549

2. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary

Jeff Kinney

350

2. Catching fire

Suzanne Collins

350

4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Jeff Kinney

332

5. The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

314

6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Jeff Kinney

303

7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Jeff Kinney

283

8. Big Nate Strikes Again

Lincoln Pierce

281

9. Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins

280

10. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

Rachel Russell

279

Books for adults

Sno-Isle Libraries

Author

Check-outs

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Steig Larsson

769

2. Toys

James Patterson

754

3. The Confession

John Grisham

737

4. Smokin’ Seventeen

Janet Evanovich

690

5. Tick Tock

James Patterson

675

6. 10th Anniversary

James Patterson

659

7. The Fifth Witness

Michael Connelly

657

8. Fall of Giants

Ken Follett

624

9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

Steig Larsson

586

10. Safe Haven

Nicholas Sparks

574

Everett Public Library

Author

Check-outs

1. The Help

Kathryn Stockett

281

2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Steig Larsson

280

3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

Steig Larsson

174

4. Tick Tock

James Patterson

174

5. The Confession

John Grisham

162

6. Smokin’ Seventeen

Janet Evanovich

148

7. Toys

James Patterson

145

8. 10th Anniversary

James Patterson

143

9. Betrayal of Trust

J.A. Jance

130

10. Wicked Appetite

Janet Evanovich

119

Electronic books

Sno-Isle Libraries

Author

Check-outs

1. The Help

Kathryn Stockett

356

2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson

268

3. Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

202

4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornetís Nest

Stieg Larsson

158

5. The Confession

John Grisham

121

6. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye

Victoria Laurie

120

6. Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand

120

8. The Girl Who Played with Fire

Stieg Larsson

117

9. Eat, Pray, Love

Elizabeth Gilbert

109

10. I Am Number Four

Pittacus Lore

108

Everett Public Library*

Author

Check-outs

1. The Help

Kathryn Stockett

114

2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson

95

3. The Litigators

John Grisham

89

4. Explosive Eighteen

Janet Evanovich

74

5. Carnal Innocence

Nora Roberts

53

6. The Girl Who Played with Fire

Stieg Larsson

47

7. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornetís Nest

Stieg Larsson

45

8. In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson

44

9. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Jamie Ford

40

10. A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin

35

* Year ending May 24, 2012. E-books weren’t offered until May 24, 2011.